Team analysis
Italy
| No. | Player | Born | Pos. | SRB | NED | ESP | GS | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alessandro Plizzari | 12/03/2000 | Goalkeeper | 80 | 80 | 80 | AC Milan (ITA) | |
| 2 | Raoul Bellanova | 17/05/2000 | Defender | 80 | 80 | 80 | AC Milan (ITA) | |
| 3 | Luca Pellegrini | 07/03/1999 | Defender | 4+ | 60* | AS Roma (ITA) | ||
| 4 | Edoardo Bianchi | 30/04/1999 | Defender | 80 | 80 | 80 | Juventus (ITA) | |
| 5 | Alessandro Bastoni | 13/04/1999 | Defender | 80 | 80 | 80 | Atalanta BC (ITA) | |
| 6 | Alessandro Tripaldelli | 09/02/1999 | Defender | 80 | 76* | 20+ | Juventus (ITA) | |
| 7 | Carmine Setola | 13/01/1999 | Defender | 12+ | AC Cesena (ITA) | |||
| 8 | Andrea Marcucci | 07/02/1999 | Midfield | 68* | 15+ | 71* | AS Roma (ITA) | |
| 9 | Marco Olivieri | 30/06/1999 | Midfield | 12+ | 1+ | 80 | 1 | Empoli FC (ITA) |
| 10 | Matteo Gabbia | 21/10/1999 | Midfield | 80 | 80 | 80 | AC Milan (ITA) | |
| 11 | Alessio Militari | 15/01/1999 | Midfield | 80 | 79* | 46* | ACF Fiorentina (ITA) | |
| 12 | Gabriel Manuel Meli | 05/02/1999 | Goalkeeper | Empoli FC (ITA) | ||||
| 13 | Davide Frattesi | 22/09/1999 | Midfield | 80 | 80 | 80 | AS Roma (ITA) | |
| 14 | Alessandro Mallamo | 22/03/1999 | Midfield | 65* | 9+ | Atalanta BC (ITA) | ||
| 15 | Fabrizio Caligara | 12/04/2000 | Midfield | Juventus (ITA) | ||||
| 16 | Andrea Pinamonti | 19/05/1999 | Forward | 22+ | 80 | 80 | 1 | FC Internazionale Milano (ITA) |
| 17 | Moise Kean | 28/02/2000 | Forward | 58* | 80 | 1 | Juventus (ITA) | |
| 18 | Gianluca Scamacca | 01/01/1999 | Forward | 68* | 1 | PSV Eindhoven (NED) | ||
| 19 | Christian Capone | 28/04/1999 | Midfield | 34+ | Atalanta BC (ITA) |
©Sportsfile Italy coach Alessandro Dal Canto
Coach: Alessandro Dal Canto
10/03/75
"We started strongly against Serbia but that game took a lot out of us. We played well against the Netherlands but we lost our focus and concentration at a crucial moment. The same thing happened against Spain when we came back strongly to equalise but then lost concentration again in the critical phase of the game. This is what player development is all about. You come to tournaments like this with the aim of winning. But if you don’t win, you take home some valuable lessons."
Italy team analysis
• 1-4-4-2 with midfield diamond and two strikers in tandem
• Attacking set-up with centre-backs and full-back or midfield screen at back
• Good construction through two-thirds then direct ball behind defence
• Two fast, dangerous strikers combining well
• When under pressure, respond with quick transitions via long pass to strikers
• Use of narrow diamond, with width coming mainly from overlapping full-backs
• Well-organised defence; pressing from midfield; all-round technique